What are the functional groups of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?

Normally the Carboxyl groups are acidic in nature. The Carbonyl group is also uncharged but is a little hydrophillic. Thus the compounds given by you can be classified as:- Acids:-...

Carbohydrates have the formula $C_x(H_2O)_y$ and contain the ether linkage C—O—C aka the glycosidic linkage. Proteins are polyamides containing the functional group CONH, i.e. the amide linkage Lipids are...

Chemical digestion occurs wherever enzymes are involved. And since we have amylase in our saliva in our mouths, chemical digestion of carbohydrates starts here. In...

The sequence of the codons in determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Each codon is composed of three nucleotides (nitrogen bases), and codes for a particular amino...

Peptide bond is formed between amino group ( $NH2$) and carboxyl group ( $COOH$) of adjoining amino acids. A protein molecule is a made up of large number of...

Lipids have more energy storage capacity than carbohydrates, which is why the body stores energy it doesn't use as fat (lipids). Think about it: if you don't do enough exercise,...

There are 4 types of biomolecules: , , , and . They are called as such because they are present in living organisms. Cellulose, a polysaccharide ( poly meaning many,...

There is generally 1 carbohydrate found in . That is the 5 carbon Aldose sugar called Ribose. RNA has a ribose sugar. If you remove the hydroxyl group on the...

The biggest group which is the cereals one has a big amount of carbohydrates. The smallest one has a big amount of lipids, and in between comes the group that...

Amino acid chains have numerous amino acids in them. Some of them form alpha helicies, some for beta sheets - and these are examples of secondary structure. However, amino acids...